title: The use of qualitative methods in the study of wellness in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) effects on children and families.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To describe the gaps in current ADHD literature, exploring the role of qualitative research methods to study the health and well-being of children and families with ADHD.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In light of the difficult problems ADHD children experience and the low efficacy of many medical and psychological treatment, a need exists for understanding the contexts and everyday circumstances under which ADHD children and their families achieve well-being.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Nursing, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kendall
mesh_terms: D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002665:Child Psychiatry; D006293:Health Promotion; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research / Q000379:methods*; D010371:Pediatric Nursing; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D012107:Research Design